Ronald D. Marty, age 85, of Delavan, WI, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2025, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving family. Son of the late Walter and Alice (Hogan) Marty, Ron was born on February 11, 1939, in Beloit, WI. He served in the United States Army and later worked in sheet metal, retiring from Martin Petersen Company in Kenosha, WI.

On October 13, 1973, he was happily united in marriage with Linda R. Knapp in Zenda, WI. Ron loved road trips and traveling throughout Wisconsin in his early married life with Linda. He and Linda most notably traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 1985 to adopt their daughter Melissa. Soon after in 1986, they traveled yet again to Chile, South America to adopt their son Bryan. He later shared that those experiences and memories were a pivotal part of his and Linda's life together.

He was a lover of many hobbies and pastimes throughout his life, including snowmobiles, water skiing, dune buggies, woodworking, Cris Craft boats and classic cars. In his later years, he dedicated his time to hobbies around the home, playing around in his shop, bird watching, and more importantly, his grandchildren. He was a very influential figure in their lives, supporting them over the years in many ways, but his favorite was at his grandsons' basketball and football games. After retirement, he stayed busy driving part-time for Nelson's Bus Service in Whitewater, WI along with a maintenance job at People's Bank in Elkhorn, WI.

Ron is survived by his devoted wife of 51 years, Linda Marty; children, Melissa (Marcus) Raby of Delavan, WI and Bryan Marty of Miami, FL; grandchildren, Adante, Jayden, and Xiomara Raby; and sister, Vicki Bradford.

A memorial service will take place on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 12:00PM, officiated by Reverend Kenneth Raby. A visitation will be held from 11:00AM until the service begins at noon. Services held at Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home, 730 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn, WI 53121.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ron's honor to the Lakeland Animal Shelter at lakelandanimalshelter.org/ or the Parkinson's Foundation at parkinson.org. Online condolences at haaselockwoodfhs.com. Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home and Crematory of Elkhorn is honored to serve the Marty family.

Lakeland Animal Shelter
PO Box 1000, Elkhorn WI 53121
Tel: 1-262-723-1000
Web: https://lakelandanimalshelter.org/donate/

Parkinson's Foundation
200 SE 1st Street Suite 800, Miami FL 33131
Web: http://https://www.parkinson.org/